Reuters Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88 and with the funeral ... The BBC's religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains why it's so difficult to guess who will be the next pontiff.

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, leading candidates for Pope, face accusations of mishandling child ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Cardinal Parolin reclaims favorite status at 9/4 in papal race, overtaking Tagle (3/1) as cardinals prepare for May 7 ...

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...